Overview of dates for the 2025/2026 winter semester
Lecture periods
University faculties and STS
Semester duration: October 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026
Orientation weeks: October 6 to 17, 2025
Lecture period: October 13, 2025 to February 6, 2026
Lecture-free period:
December 24, 2025 to January 6, 2026 (Christmas)
Faculty of Social Work
Semester duration: October 1, 2025 to March 14, 2026
Lecture period: October 1, 2025 to January 23, 2026
Lecture-free period:
December 24, 2025 to January 6, 2026 (Christmas)
Enrollment and re-registration
University faculties and STS
New enrollments: (does not apply to degree programs with restricted admission):
August 11, 2025, to October 2, 2025
Re-registration for the 2026 summer semester
January 19, 2026, to February 6, 2026
Faculty of Social Work
New enrollments: (does not apply to degree programs with restricted admission):
August 11, 2025, to September 19, 2025
Re-registration for the 2026 summer semester
January 19, 2026, to February 6, 2026
Examination dates
Here you will find all the dates related to exams, such as registration deadlines and the dates when grades are published.
Central events at the KU
Experience Days: November 18 and 19, 2025
Open Day: April 18, 2026
Dies Academicus: May 20, 2026
Summer Festival (Hofgarten): July 9, 2026
Church services
Services to mark the start of the semester
(planned; please check for the latest information)
Eichstätt: University Church (Church of the Guardian Angel): October 13, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
Eichstätt: Ecumenical Evening Prayer, KHG Chapel: October 13, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
Ingolstadt: KHG Chapel: October 15, 2025, 7:00 PM
Service for Dies Academicus
Eichstätt: Vespers at the University Church (Schutzengelkirche): May 20, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
End-of-semester services
(planned; please check for current information)
Eichstätt: Ecumenical Evening Prayer in the KHG Chapel: February 2, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
Ingolstadt: KHG Chapel: February 4, 2026, 7:00 PM
Eichstätt: University Church (Schutzengelkirche): February 5, 2026, 11:00 a.m.
